Find a TenderPlanned procurementPipeline notice
Published 2 Oct 2026, 11:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CBRN RET and BSCS ISS 2028 - UK1 - Pipeline Notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£38,700,000≈ £7.7m / year · £46,440,000 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 15 Jun 2027from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsup to 10 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2028

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority has a requirement to provide In-Service Support (ISS) for its Counter-Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear (C-CBRN) capability that provides Detection, Identification, Monitoring (DIM) of CBRN threats. The ISS requirements are to include the calibration, maintenance and repair of a wide range of CBRN equipment along with the procurement of C-CBRN capital equipment and consumables to support the C-CBRN Reconnaissance and Exploitation Team (RET) & Biological Surveillance & Collector System (BSCS).

CPV: Calibration services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment · Repair and maintenance services of gas-detection equipment · Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2028 — 31 Mar 2033 (5 yrs) · up to 10 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: UK
Extensions
Extension options published
50413100 Repair and maintenance services of gas-detection equipment50433000 Calibration services50532400 Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment50660000 Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Oct 2026, 11:01 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2026, 11:01 BST
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Calibration servicesRepair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipmentRepair and maintenance services of gas-detection equipmentRepair and maintenance services of military electronic systems
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f69

How it was run

Submission deadline
—

Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    2 Oct 2026, 11:01 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 257 days
    15 Jun 2027, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2028, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Pipeline notice published
    2 Oct 2026, 11:01 BSTUK1

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM Welsh Road, Sealand, Wales, CH5 2LS [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender